Rn-Clinical Care Coordinator

RN-CLINICAL CARE COORDINATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

General Responsibilities

• To manage the plan of care for a caseload of patients, assuming 24-hour responsibility for patient caseload.

• To serve as the liaison with the multidisciplinary care team.

• To plan care management as achieved through coordination of care with physicians, nursing staff and other health professionals to ensure high quality patient outcomes are accomplished within the established time frame and appropriate use of resources.

• May coordinate patient follow-up clinics and schedule tests and surgeries.

Key Duties &Responsibilities

• Facilitates implementation of plan of care for designated patient caseload.

• Participates in on-going staff development.

• Promotes quality, cost-effective management of patient care.

• Develops, initiates and monitors patient care pathways that identify an expected length of stay, goals of admission and discharge plan.

• Assumes responsibility for personal professional growth and development.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Act as a bridge between patients, families, and surgeons

• Schedule GI surgeries, endoscopies, and follow-up visits

• Attend rounds and coordinate multidisciplinary care

Hourly Range: $31.53-$41.53

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing and three (3) years of relevant clinical nursing experience

• OR Associate's degree in Nursing and five (5) years of relevant clinical nursing experience required.

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

• Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

License/Certifications

• Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required.

• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required or should be obtained within 30 days of employment. Depending on the unit/department, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) may be required.

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